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Immune Support
Botanicals valued across traditions for supporting immune resilience, seasonal wellness, and the body’s response to everyday challenges.
60 herbs in this collection
FeaturedAsian Ginseng
Panax ginseng
The emperor of tonics in Chinese medicine — a 2,000-year legacy of restoring qi, sharpening the mind, and extending vitality.
FeaturedElderberry
Sambucus nigra
Europe’s medicine chest in a tree — antiviral berries and diaphoretic flowers used for centuries against colds, flu, and fevers.
FeaturedEchinacea
Echinacea purpurea
North America’s iconic immune herb — traditionally used by Plains tribes and now one of the world’s best-selling botanicals for colds and immune support.
FeaturedHoly Basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum
India’s “Queen of Herbs” — a sacred adaptogen revered in Ayurveda for stress, respiratory health, blood sugar, and spiritual clarity.
Burdock Root
Arctium lappa
The definitive Western alterative — a nutritive, inulin-rich root that works slowly and deeply on skin, lymph and liver.
Cloves
Syzygium aromaticum
The dried flower bud that launched the spice trade — a warming carminative and the most established natural dental anaesthetic in the world.
Garlic
Allium sativum
The world’s oldest documented medicine — cardiovascular protector, antimicrobial, and immune ally in every cuisine on earth.
Barberry
Berberis vulgaris
A berberine-rich root bark used across Europe, Persia and India as a bitter liver stimulant, antimicrobial and blood-sugar regulator.
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
The wound-healer’s golden flower — Europe’s premier vulnerary for cuts, burns, rashes, and inflamed skin and mucosa.
Moringa
Moringa oleifera
The miracle tree of the tropics — leaves so nutrient-dense they anchor malnutrition programs, with rising science on blood sugar and inflammation.
Neem
Azadirachta indica
India’s village pharmacy — the bitter tree of Ayurveda used for skin disease, oral care, blood purification, and natural pest control.
Yellow Dock
Rumex crispus
A gentle alterative and iron-mobilising bitter — the classic pairing for sluggish bowels, chronic skin conditions and low iron.
Chickweed
Stellaria media
A humble, cooling garden weed that is one of the finest herbs for itchy, hot, irritated skin — and a genuinely nutritious spring green.
Abuta
Cissampelos pareira
Known across the Amazon and Caribbean as the "midwives' herb" — a climbing vine used for menstrual pain, difficult labour, fever and as a muscle relaxant.
African Ironwood
Lophira alata
One of the hardest timbers in Africa — also a powerful medicinal tree. Its bark and leaves are used across Central and West African traditions for fever, pain, dysentery, and infections.
African Mahogany
Khaya senegalensis
A prized timber and shade tree of the Sahel whose extremely bitter bark is a major antimalarial, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory remedy in West African medicine.
African Peach
Sarcocephalus latifolius
A widespread savanna tree whose root, bark, and sweet fruit are a major antimalarial and antidiabetic remedy across West Africa — the fruit is edible and nutritious, the bark intensely used for fever.
African Pear
Dacryodes edulis
The "butter fruit" of Central and West Africa — a nutrient-dense tree fruit rich in healthy fats, traditionally used for treating skin conditions, infections, and nutritional deficiency. The bark and resin have antimicrobial properties.
Amla
Phyllanthus emblica
The "nurse fruit" of Ayurveda and the richest natural source of bioavailable vitamin C — one of the three ingredients in Triphala and one of the most important Rasayanas for rejuvenation, immunity and longevity.
Andrographis
Andrographis paniculata
The "Indian Echinacea" and "King of Bitters" — used across Ayurveda, TCM and Southeast Asian medicine for infections and fevers, now with robust clinical trial evidence for reducing cold/flu severity and duration.
Angelica
Angelica archangelica
A majestic Nordic-European herb traditionally believed to be revealed by the Archangel Michael — one of the great warming tonics of Northern European herbal medicine, used for digestive complaints, respiratory infections and as a bitter aromatic.
Astragalus
Astragalus membranaceus
The supreme Qi tonic of Traditional Chinese Medicine — a deeply nourishing root used for over 2,000 years to strengthen the body's defensive energy, support immune function and build vitality.
Ayahuma (Cannonball Tree Bark)
Couroupita guianensis
The bark and flowers of the striking cannonball tree, used across Amazonian and South Asian traditions as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory for colds, skin conditions and stomach complaints.
Baobab
Adansonia digitata
The iconic "tree of life" of the African savanna — its fruit pulp is a vitamin C powerhouse used as an immune tonic, antidiarrhoeal, and febrifuge; the bark and leaves treat malaria and inflammation.
Bilinga
Nauclea diderichii
A towering West African timber tree whose bark is a powerful anti-malarial and fever remedy in traditional medicine, containing unique indole alkaloids being studied for drug development.
Black Pepper
Piper nigrum
The "King of Spices" — far more than a seasoning, black pepper's piperine is a powerful bioenhancer that increases the absorption of curcumin by 2,000% and numerous drugs and nutrients. A cornerstone of Ayurvedic Trikatu.
Boarwood
Symphonia globulifera
A pantropical tree with bright red flowers and yellow latex, used in African and Caribbean medicine for infections, skin diseases, and wound healing. The latex and bark have potent antimicrobial properties.
Brahmi (Bacopa)
Bacopa monnieri
Ayurveda's premier brain and memory herb — one of only a handful of traditional nootropics with genuine double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evidence for improving memory, learning and cognitive processing.
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
A prickly, drought-tolerant weed whose aerial parts are used against malaria and skin infections in West Africa — but whose toxic seed oil has caused mass poisoning outbreaks and demands extreme caution.
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
The bitterest of the bitters — a formidable antiparasitic and digestive stimulant, and the botanical soul of absinthe.
Blue Flag
Iris versicolor
A North American lymphatic and hepatic alterative once nicknamed "vegetable mercury" for its powerful action on stubborn skin and glandular conditions.
Bitter Bark
Sacoglottis gabonensis
A tall Central and West African forest tree whose intensely bitter bark is used for treating stomach ailments, malaria, and as an appetite stimulant. The bark is fermented into a popular tonic beverage in Gabon and Cameroon.
Brimstone Tree
Morinda lucida
A savanna tree whose yellow wood, bitter bark, and leaves are among the most frequently prescribed antimalarial remedies in Yoruba and Akan medicine — with confirmed antiplasmodial and antidiabetic activities.
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
A meadow flower that doubles as the West’s best-studied isoflavone source for menopause — and a classic lymphatic alterative for stubborn skin.
American Ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
The cooler, yin-nourishing cousin of Asian ginseng — an Appalachian forest treasure prized in China and studied for immunity and blood sugar.
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
The definitive lung herb of Western medicine — simultaneously demulcent and expectorant, and the source of the classic ear oil.
Violet Tree
Securidaca longepedunculata
A small, violet-flowered savanna tree whose root is one of the most versatile — and most dangerous — medicines in West African pharmacopoeia, used for snakebite, cough, epilepsy, and sexually transmitted infections.
African Sarsaparilla
Smilax kraussiana
The African equivalent of the famous sarsaparilla — a thorny vine whose root and rhizome are used as a blood cleanser, tonic, and treatment for rheumatism, STIs, and skin conditions across West and Southern Africa.
African Ylang-Ylang
Cleistopholis patens
A West and Central African forest tree whose fragrant bark and leaves are used for malaria, fever, and pain. Related to Cleistopholis staudtii but with a wider distribution and distinct alkaloid profile.
Ancistrocladus
Ancistrocladus abbreviatus
A West African climbing liana studied as a source of naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids with antimalarial and antiviral research interest.
Ant Tree
Barteria nigritiana
A remarkable West African tree that hosts colonies of aggressive ants in its hollow stems — a classic example of ant-plant mutualism. The bark and leaves are used in traditional medicine for pain, infections, and inflammatory conditions.
Boundary Tree
Newbouldia laevis
A culturally powerful West African tree planted to mark boundaries and symbolise fertility. Its leaves, bark, and root are among the most commonly prescribed remedies for malaria, convulsions, infections, and female reproductive health.
Bupleurum
Bupleurum chinense
The quintessential Liver Qi herb of TCM — the lead ingredient in Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction), one of the most famous and researched classical formulas in East Asian medicine.
Bai Wei
Cynanchum atratum
A Chinese medicinal plant called bai wei whose root is used in traditional Chinese medicine to clear heat, cool the blood and relieve lingering fevers.
Byi-tang-ka (Gentiana)
Gentiana algida
Alpine gentian of Tibet used as a bitter fever remedy and digestive tonic in Sowa Rigpa.
Chirata
Swertia chirayita
A very bitter Ayurvedic herb for fevers, digestion, and the liver.
Cutleaf Groundcherry (Wild Cape Gooseberry)
Physalis angulata
A lantern-fruited herb used for malaria, liver problems, inflammation, and immune support.
Amor Crescido
Portulaca pilosa
A tropical succulent used for inflammation, urinary problems, and wounds.
Anemarrhena (Zhi Mu)
Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Anemarrhena clears heat, drains fire, nourishes yin, and moistens dryness. It is the essential partner of Gypsum in treating high fever (Bai Hu Tang) and of Phellodendron for kidney yin deficiency fire.
Bitter Kola
Garcinia kola
A revered West African seed chewed for respiratory health, immunity, and stamina, and researched for its unique bioflavonoid kolaviron.
Brotowali (Tinospora)
Tinospora crispa
Southeast Asian bitter vine used in jamu for fever, diabetes support and malaria.
Cabbage Tree
Anthocleista vogelii
A striking West African tree with massive leaves and white tubular flowers, whose root and bark are prized for treating diabetes, malaria, hypertension, and sexually transmitted infections.
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Far more than a snack nut — the cashew tree is a full-spectrum medicinal plant across West African and Amazonian traditions. The bark, leaves, fruit, and shell oil are used for diabetes, infections, inflammation, and dental health.
Chaney Root
Smilax balbisiana
A thorny Jamaican vine root prized as a strengthening tonic — the backbone of Jamaican "roots tonic", used for stamina, back pain, arthritis and as an aphrodisiac.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum morifolium
A cooling, eye-brightening flower that is both a beloved East Asian tea and one of TCM's most important herbs for clearing Heat, calming the Liver and protecting vision.
Cistus
Cistus incanus
A resilient Mediterranean shrub producing one of the most polyphenol-rich plant extracts known — traditionally used for wound healing and now attracting research attention for potent antiviral, anti-biofilm and cardiovascular-protective properties.
Cleavers
Galium aparine
The classic Western lymphatic herb — a sticky spring weed used for swollen glands, skin conditions, urinary complaints and as a gentle spring cleansing tonic.
Cordyceps
Ophiocordyceps sinensis
The legendary "winter worm, summer grass" of Tibetan and Chinese medicine — a parasitic fungus that grows from caterpillars at extreme altitude, prized for energy, endurance, kidney and lung support.
Corynanthe
Corynanthe pachyceras
A West African forest tree whose bark contains yohimbine-type alkaloids, used traditionally as a tonic, aphrodisiac and fever remedy.
Cowfoot Leaf
Piper umbellatum
A broad-leaved pepper relative used across Jamaica, Africa and the Amazon for liver complaints, wounds, inflammation and — with real research behind it — skin photoprotection.
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